Re-Os isotopes applied to the epithermal gold deposits near Bucaramanga, northeastern Colombia

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 815-821

  Mathur, R ^a,b   Ruiz, J ^a   Herb, P ^c   Hahn, L ^c   Burgath, K P ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bucaramanga; Colombia; Epithermal gold mineralization; Isochron; Re Os isotopes

Indexed keywords

EPITHERMAL DEPOSIT; GOLD; MINERALIZATION; OSMIUM ISOTOPE; RHENIUM; SULFIDE;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 0037279401     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-9811(02)00126-8     Document Type: Article

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